Fic Search: Looking for an Old Favorite

[aurora_novarum]

Okay, so fabrisse was asking about a fic, which made me start searching through my fic recs (awww, hi old stories by cool authors!)

And then I remembered an old favorite...except for the title...or the author. Dammit.

It was a "Proving Ground" type story. It switched from one character to another. There was a group in the commissary/mess hall. Janet had a strong role.

What was this story?!

ETA
My dreamwidth f-list came through!

synecdochic's The Only Winning Move

Funnily redbyrd_sgfic came to mind when I was looking, but scanning briefly, hers are *all* missing scenes and I knew it was independent. Turns out she inspired syne's efforts with Training Exercises. So my brain's only *mostly* fried, not totally. *grin*

Comments

[ivorygates]

not "the only winning move" by synecdochic right?

[campylobacter]

I had to Google that. #curiosity

The Only Winning Move by synecdochic
"At 0955, after reading the instructions in their second envelopes, the two SFs guarding the door to Isolation Room 2 looked at each other. 'We're gonna get shot,' Brooks said."
"This one is pretty much an unrepentant romp. It owes tremendous inspiration-credit to redbyrd_sgfic's Training Exercises, which is an awesome story you should read, and it was started so long ago that it's also my Writer's Choice for slashfic25."
http://synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/270248.html

Training Exercises (PG) by Redbyrd
"Sequel to Performance Reviews. After their premature return from the Prometheus, SG-3 and Daniel Jackson are assigned to help train some new recruits."
http://www.mindspring.com/~redbyrd/training.htm

[ivorygates]

oooh thanks for the link to redbyrd's story! that's a keeper!

[aurora_novarum]

Yay! Syne's is the one. And yes, redbyrd's tale(s) are awesome too. (Well, I'm prejudiced because she's one of my favs generally.)

Thanks for linking both of them!

[aurora_novarum]

That's it! Thanks, ivory! (Ironically, redbyrd was in my head, but she does missing scene, and I knew this was independent. Turns out it was syne's inspiration! Now I've got both of them bookmarked!!!)

[ivorygates]

*cheers!*

Man, I love a good game of "Hunt The Story"... ;)